The Rocking Stone
The Rocking Stone is a work of art in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The Rocking Stone is situated nearby to Pontypridd and District Hospital, as well as near the park The Common.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ynysangharad Park and Bunch Of Grapes.
Ynysangharad Park
Park
Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ynysangharad Park is a cricket ground in the centre of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located in Ynysangharad War Memorial Park. The ground was first established in 1870, but the first recorded match on the ground was in 1924, when Glamorgan played their first first-class match there against Derbyshire. Ynysangharad Park is situated 1,900 feet west of The Rocking Stone.
Bunch Of Grapes
Pub
Photo: George Causley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bunch Of Grapes is a pub, which is situated 840 feet west of The Rocking Stone.
Pontypridd railway station
Railway station
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Pontypridd railway station serves the town of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located at the junction of the Merthyr line and the Rhondda line. Pontypridd railway station is situated 3,400 feet west of The Rocking Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Graigwen and Maesycoed.
Graigwen
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graigwen is the name of the large hill and the village or district located thereon, sited to the north of Pontypridd town centre and south of Glyncoch and Ynysybwl in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and within the ancient parish of Llanwonno.
Maesycoed
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesycoed is a settlement to the south and west of Pontypridd town centre in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Maesycoed is a district in the town of Pontypridd within the Rhondda electoral ward and is bounded by Graig to the south, Pwllgwaun to the east and Hopkinstown and Mynydd Gelliwion to the north.
Pwllgwaun
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pwllgwaun is a village and small suburb of Pontypridd within the 'Rhondda' electoral ward, bordered by Hopkinstown and Graigwen hill to the north and east, the hillsides of Maesycoed above, and is located along the banks of the river River Rhondda.
The Rocking Stone
- Type: Work of art
- Categories: rock and tourism
- Location: Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.60221° or 51° 36′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.32777° or 3° 19′ 40″ westInception
1814Open location code
9C3RJM2C+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 760836004OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
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In Other Languages
“The Rocking Stone” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Y Maen Chwyf”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pontypridd and District Hospital and The Common.
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